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candor
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1. frank, unreserved, honest, or sincere expression
2. freedom from bias/prejudice; fairness; impartiality: |
The candor of the speech impressed the audience.
I considered the issue with candor. |
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illicit
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1. not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.
2. disapproved of or not permitted for moral or ethical reasons. |
"illicit trade"
"he’s on fire for your illicit touch" |
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statute
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statutory: of or pertaining to a statute
statute: a permanent rule established by an organization, corporation, etc., to govern its internal affairs. |
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odious
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1. deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.
2. highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting. |
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euphemism
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a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
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indirect term, circumlocution, substitute, alternative, understatement, genteelism
"influential person is the local euphemism for underworld don" |
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utilitarian
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designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.
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practical, functional, pragmatic, sensible, efficient, utility, no-frills; plain, unadorned, undecorative. antonym decorative
"she traded in her sporty little coupe for a utilitarian station wagon" |
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pragmatic
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dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations
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"she remains pragmatic in the most emotional circumstances"
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archetype
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is an original model of a person, ideal example, or a prototype after which others are patterned, or emulated
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draconian
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excessively harsh and severe. (of laws or their application)
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brevity
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concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.
• shortness of time : the brevity of human life. |
PHRASES
"brevity is the soul of wit" proverb the essence of a witty statement lies in its concise wording and delivery. [ORIGIN: from Shakespeare's Hamlet ii. ii. 90.] |
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anarchic
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"with no controlling rules or principles to give order : an anarchic and bitter civil war."
"(of comedy or a person's sense of humor) uncontrolled by convention. his anarchic wit. " |
"an anarchic society has replaced the despotism"
"One of the amazing things about the development of web technologies is that they were relatively anarchic" |
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despot
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a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
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fait accompli (Fay-a-com-plee)
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a thing that has already happened or been decided before those affected hear about it, leaving them with no option but to accept
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The results were presented to shareholders as a fait accompli.
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neurotic
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abnormally sensitive, obsessive, or tense and anxious
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She has a neurotic obsession with neat handwriting. (unstable, unbalanced, )
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masochism
masochistic |
the tendency to derive pleasure, esp. sexual gratification, from one's own pain or humiliation.
e.g isn't there some masochism involved in taking on this kind of project? |
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apotheosis
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the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax
the elevation of someone to divine status; deification. e.g his appearance as Hamlet was the apotheosis of his career. |
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